Dave Canterbury's KNIFE! Good or scam... | PKS kephart xl 

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If I may, this knife is obviously based of of Horace Kephart's knife. And reading his work, he was adamantly against using a knife to chop or baton--he preferred carrying a small hatchet. Just interesting history for someone to check out more.

I have had a Norwegian Scout association knife for forty years, despite its lack of a guard, best knife I ever owned. Now I’m pretty sick, and my stepson has only asked for one thing to remember me by, that knife we took camping when he was a boy. From memory the brand is scandic and they make knives for the fishing industry. Great show guys. 👍🇬🇧

Not a knife I would ever buy as I can't in good faith but any product with Dave's name attached to it... Given how he lied about and embellished his military experience in order to get on the show to begin with. The guy has skills. Just no integrity

i would rather have the mora and 150 bucks in my pocket

Canterbury has been doing things his way for a long time now. Really has a lot of things figured out. Definitely more on the hunting/trapping/self-reliance skills part of the bushcraft/fieldcraft spectrum than the collecting expensive knives end of the spectrum, but there is room for both. I am not a collector, but I appreciate the positive impact that they have on knife design, construction and materials. And I appreciate DBK bridging the gap, and relentlessly beating the crap out of every knife they can lay their goofy Dutch hands on.

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Hi guys good video .Im an old guy but I always carried a hatchet for my splitting, driving tent stakes etc. and kept my knife good and sharp for my cutting chores. I honestly didn't see batoning until the last few years.

I just bought the shorter Kephart that they just released. It's a beauty and super functional in the woods. Love Kephart style blades. Love PKS. Super happy.

You guys should try the PKS Mountaineer model… comes with a superior leather sheath well made and the Mountaineer will surly impress you. That Kephart you put through the test is N O T supposed to have the capacity a Mountaineer would have. So to be fair… Dave C and his team are crafting some of the best I’ve seen in years.

It competes well with the Mora Garberg and Kansbol. I have also extensively used Knives of Alaska's Alpha wolf model. All in all they have good edge retention and durability. Worth the money because its made specifically for bushcraft. 90°Spine, balance, durable handle, and good blade thickness.

I am a Dave fan and a DBK fan as well as a hobbyist bladesmith. I am glad to see the knife wasn’t trash haha. Great video! Too bad about no sheath. 😜

$160 for 1095 and no sheath? nope. y'all got ripped off

Thanks Lads, Great Vid, If I HAD to waste $160 on a PKS I'd go with the Corporal's "Shawn Kelly" Corner 🔪 Edition. Scales, Shape are more ergonomic than this one. For Canterbury ALWAYS preaching "PRICED FOR EVERYDAY MAN" Crap, PKS & SRO Quality and prices Especially with NO SHEATH are Rediculasly Over priced. No Thanks, I'll stick with my Mora's Who've Never let me down. 🔪🇺🇸🤘🏻☘️

Ed Stafford has a knife - the guy who walked along the Amazon river. It's made by a small knife maker in the UK called Ben Orford

When you order their knives from PKS, you do have the option of getting a good leather sheath with the knife, but it is a ~35USD extra. It is an interesting choice not to include one by default though. Some folks like custom sheathes for their knives, or a different type of sheath which may not be on offer. Generally the stuff PKS makes and/or sells tends to be really good and well tested items.

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You guys should test the Les Stroud knife made by Helle. He's my favorite "survival guy"

This is not the model he sells for do everything including batoning. That one is the mountaineer. I wouldn't pay that much for 1095 either it's almost as bad as paying the same to survival Lenny for aus8.

So Mikkie won’t grow a beard but he’ll grow a caterpillar? 😂👨🏻‍🦰 Hey, facial hair rocks, man! Rock that mustache with pride. 😎🔥

He made fieldcraft survival his thing after he was exposed for lying about being an SF sniper. Dude was an MP for 3 years far away from any combat and qualified as a sniper with his local sheriff's department. What a stolen valor joke

Interesting video. Probably not a knife for me, but one thing I did like was the lack of a sheath. As a person with a paralysed right arm, I have a pile of redundant right hand sheaths. No coming with a sheath let’s me choose the one I want.

Try out a mors kochanski skookum bushtool. Rob evans does some great reproductions

I loved the whiteboard behind Mikkie B that said have fun filming today with love. I like watching DBK videos each week. I long ago decided to watch regardless of the topic or what all was covered. It's just the friendship, entertainment and humanity that knives are in it is just the gravy on my mashed potatos. I don't know Marrten and Mikkie B, but I have a sense that they are good men and are passionate about life and being active. It's pretty authentic.

Dave Canterbury’s channel is now a cooking channel RIP

He does all his knives in 1095, which is fine - its not the worst steel, easy to sharpen in the field and reliable....maybe 80crv2 would be a tad better. Kephart's are usually convex or flat rather than scandi, the design is obviously 100 years old by now and is more geared towards camp chores and hunting / skinning than bushcraft - making it scandi is a neat touch to steer it there....... that scandi edge will always chip smashing into bone though. But no sheath!? WTF

I find the Easter Egg and subtle reference to the Dave Canterbury controversy with the thumbnail and opening lines hilarious. Kudos to DBK for using that as click-bait marketing tactic. Sure, it's a tactic I despise and in poor taste, but clearly it works. The zero scandi grind is not conducive to batoning or chopping, and it is also a factor (plus its 60 hardness) in why the knife chipped on the bone test. I think if the same knife had a mid to high saber grind, it would have done better in batoning, chopping, and not chipping. Everyone is knocking the fact that you have the option not to order a sheath with the knife. If DBK wanted a sheath, that was clearly their mistake in not ordering one. Personally, I think having that option is better for people who might want to scrap the leather and go straight to a custom kydex option. On the Dave Canterbury controversy, his military career is legitimate. The way he portrayed it to producers of Dual Survivor was exaggerated. It is quite ironic and hypocritical that the producers of a reality tv show would be upset about his exaggeration, despite the deception and scripting that they do on their show. In my opinion, it's likely that the producers just wanted an excuse for getting rid of Canterbury probably due to other issues, and perhaps they were so pissed they wanted to ruin his career by bringing his legitimacy and integrity into question. On the one hand, Canterbury is a mediocre survivalist. In my opinion, he is the Reader's Digest or Popular Science of George Washington Sears, Horace Kephart, and Mors Kochanski - and he himself would admit that those guys were Titans compared to him. The only novel concept that I think Canterbury has added to bushcraft is standardizing the "10 C's of Survival" - which is in itself a marketing tactic. It is quite likely that he just grew up camping and being in the outdoors like most people, and as RU-vid started gaining steam as a platform in 2007, he decided to turn a hobby into a business by posting RU-vid videos. Then, he slowly started to refine his methodology, principles, and skill set over time since then. On the other hand, Canterbury is a pretty good business man and marketer. He has been able to establish and run four businesses, i.e. Self-Reliance Outfitters, the Pathfinder Knife Shop, the Pathfinder School of Survival Training, and his RU-vid channel, as well as write several books, despite his firing from Dual Survivor. From what I know, he runs those businesses with his father and his brother. I also think that the way he managed to approach manufacturing companies to build a range of products to his specs (whether they are his own custom designs, modern renditions, or white-labeled products) and to streamline those processes is praiseworthy. Having bought a few of his products, I can say that they're pretty good quality, too, and they occupy a particular niche in the outdoors, camping, and bushcraft market - mid-quality, mid-priced, high durability, and with a traditional aesthetic - in his words, products for the "common man." I don't expect his knives to be as nice or performant as, say Bark River Knives, given his knives' price point and finishing. And, while the QC may not be great due to the variation in 5 RC in hardness, that is likely because they may be sourcing their steel from different suppliers. I highly doubt his shop has the ability to harden the knives. One batch may have a hardness of 55-57, while another has a variation of 57-59, while another has a variation of 58-60. Regardless of that, he still guarantees his knives with lifetime warranty. I imagine the inflated price is due to Canterbury bringing the PKS shop in house instead of them being white-labelled products produced by another knife manufacturer, and he is probably still ironing out the kinks in the manufacturing process to bring the costs down. The fact that his knife got the stamp of approval from DBK says something about what Canterbury is good at.

Most WC Knives don’t come w/ a sheath and are generally $325+…. LT Wright knives also have a sheath/no sheath option and are 150+…. With my PKS 3/16 French Trade style survival knife I opted for no sheath because if I’m paying that much already I would rather spend a bit more for a custom sheath that’s going to be exactly what I want. Hence a Mountain Man custom leather for the PKS from some cat on Etsy. And… scandi grinds are easy to sharpen in the field and maintain a decent edge. Entertaining vid tho. You asked about who’s knife you would like to review what about a William Collins knife, the Fieldlore! It’s his newest model and is bad to the bone. Entertaining vid, y’all.

You took down your pants and did 30 seconds of "Stropping", is that what we are calling it now?

While ordering knives for the store I work for I saw the pks line. I thought about ordering them but with no sheath the chance of them selling is slim. Pks does offer sheaths separately but at 50 dollars wholesale they're not worth it.

You guys should try LT. Wright knives.

Sheath option was available while ordering. A lot of folks make their own. I do. That way I design what is convenient to me.

Who cares about the knife where can i buy a Mikkie mustache?

Dave is a beast. Been through a few of his survival courses. Can't recommend his Pathfinder Survival School enough

Looks like Larry Robert gen 6. Has Micky gotten into the devil’s lettuce?

Mikki's band 'Wodanboys' really sounds like somewhere between 'The Undertones', 'The Strokes' and 'The Libertines'. Very impressive. Great knife review as usual 🥳

Well I am a small fan of his, but 160 for that knife is nothing but a cash grab for him. I wouldn't buy the knife for 50 without a sheath to store it in. WTF is he thinking!!

LT Wright... end of discussion! High quality knife + high quality sheath YMMV

I bought mine in store at smokey mountain knife works and it had a sheath. A good sheath actually

I spent this entire episode trying to figure out what that was on Mikkie's upper lip....

For the record. He locally sources people to make this stuff. The sheaths are made by a local company. I have found that some of the knives he has sold in the past, were also sold in local gun shows, in michigan by local vendors. If Dave is selling the Buffalo skinner, and the mini version. Those knives are really good at processing animals.

Dave Canterbury built his career on a set of lies he told in order to add validity to his resume. And let me state this clearly for everyone to read.....Daves C"s of survivability, all that "wisdom", all of that comes right out of the Scouting handbooks of the Boy Scouts and Eagle scouts of America. Everything he go on about , you can learn from books written back in the 50's-70's and in articles published in BOYS LIFE magazine. Some of the tools have changed, like a ferro rod; which wasnt around in the 70's, but we had magnesium fire starters and matches. All the rest, right out of the pages of Scouting books and magazines. DONT TAKE MY WORD FOR ANYTHING.......go, research it yourselves.

The way these guys drop their drawers without a second thought brings me back to my days in the Army

Sorry but a knife maker whose steel can range between 55 and 60 HRC is junk. This is such a huuuuuge range, this is an absolute no go, who knows which HRC you had to work with, and the next knife someone else buys will have a totally different maybe much worse experience ... yeah and not sheat just underlines this overpriced garbage sorry ... a costly surprise cookie you might have junk, designed maybe well but this does not excuse that execution is shit for the price

Heh, you said it all right at the beginning. $160. It is the biggest problem with all "name brand bushcraft" gear. They can be great stuff, but way over priced. The "perfect" is the enemy of good enough.

I purchased one of their knives they made for Corporal's Corner. It is one of the best knives I own.

Yup, that Dave Kephartanterbury knife looks very cool. Classic lines and great finish to blade and handle

I’ll take a Garberg carbon over one of those. Less pretty… more practical.

I understand knives are important. In fact they are so important you should not be beating them through anything. There is no knife worth 160 dollars.. I carry a Mercator black cat and a three and 1/2 inch mora. I have a four inch but I normally use the shorter knife. Any knife over four inches is just extra weight.. I don’t plan on fighting a bear with a knife or building a log cabin with one. I might split a stick that is four inches across. I might hit it with a stick to do it.. I might cut a staff with it.. I am not saying you should not spend two hundred or hell a thousand on a knife.. I am saying that you don’t need a knife costing that much.. you are getting into the neat but not needed category..

Your content popped up in my RU-vids one day, probably because I watch a lot of 4 wheeling and camping content. Certainly not because I have any interest in knives. I took a chance cause the cover image looked amusing, and keep coming back for more. I still have no interest in knives, but you guys are just so bloody entertaining that I will keep coming back. Keep up the good work lads and keep living the dream!

HRC between 55-60…that’s a difference of 23.6%. That’s not a precise heat treat at all. That’s backyard minimum equipment level range at best.

I have had the pks mountain lion for 2-3 years and love it.dont think they make this specific knife anymore but it has never failed me. As for sheath i got a basic one off their site which is a very good sheath but plan on making my own custom one

In his defense he did a video on his knives and its called did you want one did you add it to the cart for he wanted to keep costs down and some peoples dont want it

I have had a PKS Mountaineer Knife for over a year and it is one of my favorites! And yes, you can order an optional leather sheath, I got a custom kydex sheath to replace the leather sheath for its primary carry method.

I wanted this knife so bad for a long time but could only afford the sheath. Anyone looking for a sheath?

Hard to fault it for splitting, that really comes down to how big the piece of wood is doesn't it? If it doesn't break it should be a 10/10.

Not impressed at all. 160 Euro? 295 Australian dollars...and no sheath. Also, I don't care how cool it looks, clean up the heat treat/tempering stains from the steel. Also, 1095? At 295 dollars with an unknown hardness? I think I'd prefer to grab a cheap Hultifors or even a Green River Belt Knife would be just as hard-wearing.

that handle looks way too slick for an outdoors knife. can't imagine it when the handle gets water or blood on it.

Pathfinder knives have been around a very long time

Dave is a person who is endless in self promotion. That said, a lot of his stuff is really pricey. You can use military surplus or Stanley cookware to do the same thing for a lot less

Every knife like this is a scam. Way too overpriced, not worth to buy.

Great video. The knife came through as I would have expected from something made from 1095. Dave Canterbury is a legend. Learned a lot from him.

The handle "looked nice," but was it too slick? It looked to me that it could fly right out of a moist/wet hand.

His original knife, made by Blind Horse Knives, known as the PLSK1, was so much better in quality and durability. It also came with a sheath; a damn good sheath. Not a big fan of anyone who's more into bullshit than substance; but hey, it works for him. If you can find one of his old Pathfinder Scout knives, that would be a great review. Probably the best knife he ever had that he promoted......(yes, it came with a sheath). What kind of jackass would sell a knife without a sheath?

Blackjack.... BEAUTIFUL! Someone will love that!

This knife is as legitimate as his military career.

That much money and no sheath?? WTF Dave!! Even cheap knives come with sheaths so that's pretty bad. Definitely a hard pass for me it just feels like he's trying to make some money off his name and released a general woodsman style of knife with a low cost steel.

I have a couple of Dave's knives and they all work nicely for what they're designed for 😁

Why does the one dude look stoned all the time and he's playing with pointy objects

I'm surprised that it didn't baton well. That Handle is gorgeous.

Not even a cheap shitty nylon sheath!? 160 dollars..🤯🤯🤯

Seems like a pretty okay knife/ design, but I completely agree, the fact it doesn't come with a sheath is scam-ish especially at the price and materials it's made of. There are knives out there offering similar materials that cost less to produce that do come with a pretty decent leather sheath. I don't know the economics behind the production of this knife because obviously volume of knives produced come into play with pricing and turning a profit, which you need in order to produce higher volumes of knives, thus bringing the price down a little eventually, but sell it with a cheap canvas sheath at least... and by god, get that heat treat down to a more exact and consistent QC so you can get the most out of the 1095hc steel. Overall, the design and aesthetic of the knife is very well done and quite attractive.

Yes! Please do a video on a WINKLER!!!! Yep, that’s it! A WINKLERRRRRR!!!

I guess you have to respect Canterbury's decision to simply leave out the sheath. Too many knives come with sheaths that are just cheap garbage thrown in so the box can say, "Includes a premium sheath!" Canterbury's decision says that rather than throwing in a $0.50 piece of crap for propaganda purposes and forcing the buyer to find an aftermarket sheath anyway, he's just going to skip the propaganda and let the buyer go straight to finding the aftermarket sheath. On another note, the DBK boys' mustaches are getting pretty close 1970s porn star territory. Maybe when their girlfriends lay down the law - shave or else - they'll do a vid where they have to pick their favorite knife to shave with. And let the girls do the shaving.

I like it when I want to hate on something and it wins over 😏good times

Had a ML kephart knife that was similar to this Canterbury years ago but it came with a sheath. Something about the length of the blade to the handle kept me from loving it so it moved on. Not bad but $170 is steep for 1095. Nice review

Pls do a review of the willumsen copenhagen red E 2 axis lock

I've had a PKS Scorpion for a few years. Got it for like $106 and it came with a nice quality leather sheath. It's been a great knife for a reasonable price. I honestly have nothing bad to say about the PKS stuff I've used except that I wish they weren't all scandi ground. Otherwise they seem like nice knives for the price.

Svord Von Tempsky bowie knife & the Svord Von Tempsky Ranger knife

Dave Canterbury has one of the best bushcraft books.

So I’ve been subscribed for a long time. But as I was about to click off the video. I saw that I was not subscribed anymore. Of course I now am again but wtf!

For you to suggest that Dave Canterbury would run a scam or offer a knife that he created as a scam is a poor way to title a video as click bait. Dave Canterbury is an upstanding, reputable, trusted, skilled, serious professional in all he does. I find your video title as insulting to his character. Test his knife and keep your character insults to yourself.

Definitely higher on the HRC scale than it needs to be. For what it is (and isn't) does not appear to be worth the entry fee.

Review a youtuber Joerg Sprave's folding machete please

Definitely hats off to Dave. I'll happily buy his $35 sheath.

Have you reviewed any of L.T. Wright's knives?

When luke skywalker lost his light saber, he just playing with old classic knife at backyard.. Lol

Try coal cracker Bushcraft dan wowack's knife.

LOL, any knife can cut through dead soft pine. No sheath, it must be some sort of early April fools joke no?

Furrrr- durrrr Love it

I want to see you test the skookum bush tool made by rod Garcia in whitefish montana. He's Mors kochanskis student and designed the knife after Mors kochanskis design. They are hard to get. (6 year wait time) but I have one I could possibly rent or loan if the others want to see that.

Would love to see you guys have a look at the latest Woodlore pro knife. Quite a lot different to the old style Woodlore.

I have the PKS Scorpion and have loved it for years. It has never let me down.

Did you review "Survival Lily's" knife ?

Translation: we don’t like this knife but we promised to be nice.

I thought you was Shaggy from Scooby -Doo..

Liked the wood handle, but the price without a sheath is puzzling.

For the price you can do much better .

I’d really like you to review the MSK 1 from David , from the RU-vid channel Ultimate Survival Tips. The knife has a unique look, & a survival kit in the handle. But…is it worth the insane cost?

I'm a blade smith who specializes in battle blades for our military. All my blades come with sheaths. I'm thinking of expanding in hunting and bush crafting blades. If anyone is interested in a real knife with a sheath and a lifetime guarantee contact me and give me your thoughts please